Celtics wear shirts in support of Brittney Griner
Boston Celtics players used the forum of the NBA Finals to campaign for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner who was impisoned in Russia right after the country's attack on Ukraine began.
“We feel like enough is enough.”
— ESPN (@espn) June 4, 2022
Jaylen Brown shared why the Celtics wore “We are BG” shirts to practice on Saturday, which marked the 107th day since Brittney Griner was detained in Russia. pic.twitter.com/ZmJurVWo6k
The @celtics show support for Brittney Griner at today’s #NBAFinals practice. #WeAreBG pic.twitter.com/ZJxuStJQBz
— NBA (@NBA) June 4, 2022
Saturday Media Interviews (Brown, Smart, Horford, White, Tatum, Udoka) https://t.co/IpfIpZ4pyH
— TEAMBOSTON (@teamboston) June 5, 2022
Grant Williams coordinated with the WNBPA to have these “We are BG” shirts overnighted. Several Celtics are wearing them in support of Brittney Griner, who is still detained in Russia. Grant: “We just wanted to show that togetherness and love that we have.” pic.twitter.com/kp9YkpOx6t
— Nicole Yang (@nicolecyang) June 4, 2022
— CelticsLife.com (@celticslife) May 29, 2022